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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread MO #948 03/28/2000 12:06 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6 sachin stranger sachin stranger Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6 I often hear the word MO used to describe criminal on tv what does it mean? Thanks sach Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: MO #949 03/28/2000 12:56 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 7 conscious stranger conscious stranger Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 7 MO stands for modus operandi, latin for "mode of operating", or something of that nature. It's the signature of the criminal, as offenders frequently operate in the same manner to commit repeat crimes; e.g. using a rope to strangle someone each time a serial murderer kills, as opposed to using a rope one time, a knife the next, etc. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: MO #950 03/28/2000 10:20 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky This actually stands for "modus operandi", a methodical or habitual way of doing something. For example, the purse-snatcher's MO was to always pick elderly women who were walking alone. P.S. I like your name. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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